Short video of me setting up getting ready to try and catch the AO-51 Satilite – with my Arrow Antenna, and Kenwood TH-D7.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Using 2 hand held transceiver’s into an Arrow satellite antenna to speak around Europe via AO-51 Earth Orbiting Satellite. My hand held transceiver’s are Kenwood TH7 (UP Link) and Yaesu FT-470 (Down Link). Stations worked from my location – Yorkshire England. 1) IZ3ALU – ITALY 2) F0DIH/p – FRANCE 3) SP9FPP – POLAND 4) ON4CAP/p _ BELGIUM
Should have known of course. Okay, 73 es CU on the bands or birds if we’re lucky nuff
nice job… very nice setup… 73
Thanks Victore,
Hope to catch you on the Bands soon my friend. Thanks for the rating!!!!!!! 🙂
73
Ok, maybe one of this days. Tell me were i can cath your signal… same times i am on 20 m on 14189.00. 73 from Portugal
I have sent you an invite to Twitter where we can arrange sked 😉
Another good video, Dont forget that video of your Antennas at home base.
Once again..great vid SI, I like the way you used the cam looking down the set-up.
catch you soon buddy…love to Louise and Dudley :O)
73 de Steve DL1YAL
Hi all, specially 2E0HTS Simon,
Can anyone explain me what does “5 by 9” signal report means ?
Thanks !
Hi there,
It comes from morse code when short sentences a bit like sms was used to save time.
these days It now means
audio quality measured 1 – 5
signal strength 0 – 9
good copy would be 5/9
73 good luck
Thank you !
Hi Simon,
Another great vid.Inspired by your other videos I have just constructed a homebrew arrow antenna and need to fine tune the VSWR.Hopefully we will QSO soon via the Sats.
Keep the videos coming .
Vy 73
Mike M3XGV
Hi Mike,
thanks for the flowers and great to hear that you are to be active on “The Birds” . I will listen out for you.
GL & 73
de Simon
Very interesting, something that really interests me, but never tried, YET! But after seeing this video, I think I will put an serious effort into it.
Thanks
VE3UK
Thank You, and I know what you mean about the compass working properly hi. I set up horizontally and go through the pass before the sat get here.
all the best 73
great job just getting into working satelites my self 73’s de M6PIP
Great vid, I see that you are using two HT’s wouldn’t the TH-F6A (using a duplexer?) be able to handle SAT Comms by itself? I only have TH-F6A, the other half won’t let me get two 😉
Tnx, you can use the one rig but it is easiest when you can TX on one and RX on the other. You hear when your in to the bird as well as changing down freq adjusting Doppler same time as TXing. But single unit and duplexer will do the job but not for me!
Tnx Paul, will listen out for you. G L
Thx again call sign is kd0iqr, truck’n round the country need’n better antenna, wiped out last one on tree wanna try a beam on top of some mtn’s 73.
Way cool! Amazing that you need so much gain to receive, but you can sometimes hit the sats with with a rubber duck!
Great vid! I have a Kenwood TH-f6a how did u make your holder for the f6?
tnx, I made it out of ally sheet, nice and easy to fold etc. Its rivited to the boom extension which is also ally folded into an L shape.
I am lucky as I am a qualified Welding and Fabrication Engineer/Lecturer, so its just a bit of playing around with metal hi hi.
Good Luck and all the best
@walter50m Hi Walter,
I imported the antenna from US – Antenna Warehouse. The model is ARROW MK2.
G L & 73
Simon
nice .
wanna make your same antenna for myself, is there somewhere i can get any diagram for its contruction?
cool